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P. W. POWER. PILLOW BLOOK FOR DYNAMQ ELECTRIC MACHINES AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAME.

Patentd May 5,

. INVENTOR Pameroy 1771 0100.

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POMEROY IV. POIVER, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO TIIE STANLEY ELECTRIC MAN UFAC1"IIRING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

PILLOW-BLOCK FOR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,538, dated May 5, 1896.

Application filed February 19, 1896. Serial No. 579,979. (No model.)

To a whom i may CON OWN: very important function-of forming a dille it known that I, POMEROY \V. POWER, vided magnetic bridge for the magnetic flux, a citizen of the United States, residing at which in such machines passes from the in- Iittsfield, county of Berkshire, and State of ductor to either ring and then across to the 5 5 5 Massachusetts, have invented certain new other ring and back to the inductor.

and useful Improvements in PillowBlocks The following isadescription of my invenand Means for Supportingthe Same, of which tion as applied to a machine such as that just the following is a specification. referred to, further reference being had to My invention relates to pillow-blocks for the accompanying drawings, in which 60 supporting bearings for rotating shafts and Fig. 1 is a plan view of a machine embodythe means for applying them, and has forits ing my invention; and Fig. 2 is an end view, object to provide such blocks where it is of partly in elevation and partly in section. advantage to support them directly from the As above stated, A A are laminated ringmachine and to do it in such a manner that form portions of a stationaryarmature. B B 6 5 I 5 they shall not interfere with the access to and are parts of framework supporting the same. inspection and cleaning of the machine and a a are the armature-coils, and C C are so that-there shall be no danger of straining massive iron bars passing through both of the machine; also, to make a block supported the laminated ring-form portions connecting in a simple and easily-applied manner which the parts together. 70

is yet veryaccurate. The bearing proper, C C are two massive iron bars, similar to which is supported by the pillow-block, forms the bars C C in that they pass through and no part of the present invention, and may be are embedded in the ring-form portions A A.

a plain bearing, a ball-bearin g, or any other They differ, however, in that they are longer, kind that may be preferred. so that their ends C C and C C extend be- 75 The class of machines to which my invenyond the parts B B of the framework. They tion is particularly applicable, and to a maare fastened securelyin position by pins EE, chine of which class I have applied it, comwhich pass into the framework portions B prises those in which there is a stationary and into or through the bars C 0. Upon armature consisting of two laminated ringeach of the pairs of ends C C and C C of 80 form portions connected by a magnetic the bars C l, protruding on either side, is

bridge of steel or iron bars, one or both of placed apillow-bloek casting F, which consaid ring-form portions carrying a circle or sists of two tubular or cup-shaped portions crown of armature-coils. A machine of the G G, connected by arms II II, which between class referred to is shown in the accompanythem carry the portion I, within or upon 8;,

3 5 ing drawings, in whichwhich is placed any kind of a bearing for the A and A are the laminated ringfor1n por shaft S that may be desired. Preferably tions, one of which appears partly in section these parts G G, II II, and I should be cast and partly in end elevation in Figure 2 and in one piece. The bars C C are preferably the outside of both of which appears in Fig. in the lower half of the armature. Thispero 1. These ring-formed portions carry the armits the armature to be divided, as shown, 011 mature-coils a a and are themselves supa plane cutting it at J J, so that the upper ported by the framework portions B B. portion can be removed to give access to the These two ring-form parts, together with the interior of the machine without affecting the framework portions, are connected together pillow-blocks or their supports. 90

by bars C C, which pass through and are em- The tubular or cup-shaped portions G G bedded in the ring-form portions. The outsurround the pairs of ends C C and C C of side parts of the framework B B are fastened the bars C C and have the internal diameter to both the ends of some of these bars C C by somewhat larger than the external diameter bolts D D. These bars C C in such machines of the ends of the bars C C, so as to leave I00 serve the double function of not only holding an annular space. \Vhen the castings F F the parts together, but also--and this is a are placed in position, they are secured to the ends of the bars 0 C by lead or other similar soft metal L, which, in a molten condition, is poured into the annular space so as to fill it and also the spaces at the end of the bars. End motion of the casting on the bars 0 O is prevented by taper-pins M, which are passed through the casting and the bars.

It will be seen that by my invention the massive iron bridge-bars O O serve not only as a bridge for the magnetic flux, but also as a support for the pillow-blocks; also that the bearings, when supported by the opposite ends of the same bars, counterbalance each other directly without strain on any other portions of the frame; also that the filling of lead used causes a break in the magnetic circuit, which, if complete to the armature through the inductor-shaft and their pillowblocks, would permit some leakage and con sequent loss of magnetic force which otherwise would act upon the armature-coils further, the tubular or cup-shaped portions being cored castings and the bars C 0' being preferably of cold-rolled steel, no machinework is required on them to prepare them or in assembling them, except the drilling of holes for the taper-pins. The construction, on account of its rigidity and manner of as sembling, is applicable to any machines where there may be suitable bars or projections, whatever may be their other functions.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine having suitable projections, a pillow-block having tubular or cupshaped portions fitted over said projections, and a filling of lead poured into the space be tween the projections and the interior of the cup-shaped portions, the parts being secured against relative movement, substantially as described.

2. In a dynamo-electric machine having a stationary armature, two bars extending through the machine so as to have ends protruding from each end of the machine, in combination with a pillow-block supported from said protruding ends, the parts being secured against longitudinal movement, substantially as described.

3. In a dynamo-electric machine having a stationary armature composed of two parts connected by a magnetic bridge consisting of a series of bars, two bars of the magnetic bridge extending through the machine and protruding at each end, in combination with two pillow-blocks supported by the ends protruding in the same direction, substantially as described.

4. In a dynamo-electric machine having a stationary armature composed of two parts connected by a magnetic bridge consisting of a series of bars, two bars of the magnetic bridge extending through the machine and protruding at each end, in combination with two pillow-blocks, each having tubular partitions surrounding one pair of said protrud ing ends, and a filling of soft metal poured into the spaces between the ends and the surrounding tubular portions, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, this 13th day of February, 1896.

POMEROY W. POWER. \Vitnesses:

WILFRID K. HUNTER, WINFIELD LANcnoN. 

